Writing
Yevhen Nazarenko
Born April 19, 1955 · Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
Died March 23, 2012 · aged 56
Yevhen Fedorovych Nazarenko was a Soviet and Ukrainian screenwriter, script editor.
Known For
The Turtle King · 1988The Turtle King
★ 8.01988
MovieAnimation
There was an island inhabited by turtles. Their king above all else loved all kinds of praise and flattery, so subjects always followed them trying to play along to him. One day he decided to climb very high, using a very unstable structure.
Strange Thing · 1987Strange Thing
★ 7.01987
MovieAnimation
Humorous tales about the life of a little boy. About how he was born without a father and mother, how he was hit by a snow lying on the oven in his hut, how he walked into the woods being a kid, and the miraculous things he had seen there. In his fantasies he could fly, make friends with birds, climb trees, and most importantly – do it all in infancy and without looking at anyone else. Based on poems by Stepan Rudanskyi.
Hen, His Wife · 1990Hen, His Wife
★ 5.61990
MovieAnimationFantasy
Extraordinarily detailed and beautifully drawn animation of a bizarre and surreal world; the domestic life of a fat man, his wife, a sort of oversized obese chicken, and their child/pet, a slug-like creature with a human head. This expressionistic and interior vision of Soviet animator Kovalyov is like an animated Eraserhead.
Essay on Grandfather · 1987Essay on Grandfather
★ 6.01987
MovieAnimation
Doing homework, the student writes an essay about the early years of the life of his grandfather, who was accompanied by his faithful friend, the horse Grey. Together they attended courses of cab drivers and being newcomers they got acquainted with the urban way of life. Description of ancient streets, interesting people and unexpected events before the revolution were the focus of the story.
The Death of a Government Clerk · 1988The Death of a Government Clerk
★ 5.01988
MovieAnimation
Animation adapted from a short story by Anton Chekhov. A government clerk sneezes on a department general. Although the department general immediately dismisses the incident, the clerk cannot let it go.
My Family · 1989My Family
★ 7.01989
MovieAnimationComedy
A student must do his homework, writing a story about his family. As the boy was watching a program about animals, he inadvertently added fantastic facts, such as the number of a million people, and described special feature of relatives using phrases that inform about the different birds and animals. The writing, of course, turned out to be funny and ridiculous.
Naughty Mom · 1989Naughty Mom
★ 7.01989
MovieAnimationTV Movie
A story about a naughty mother, based on a poem by Alan Alexander Milne.
Funny Pot · 1990Funny Pot
★ 6.51990
MovieFamilyAnimation
Once a potter made a pot that could laugh. Whoever takes it in their hands immediately starts laughing.
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